Rubber basket



I w. c. REYNOLDS ET AL RUBBER BASKET Dec. 26, 1939.

Filed June 6, 1939' E7. (life/37102023 ZZHmfordcm/ INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 26, 1939 r v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFKIE RUBBER BASKET Walter C. Reynolds, Gering, Nebr., and William H. Jordan, Denver, Colo.

. Application June 6, 1939, Serial No. 277,694

2 Claims. (01. 150-48) This invention relates to rubber baskets and vulcanized to the sides ll of the staves, as best has for an object to provide a basket of this type shown in Figure 3. in which the staves will be resilient so that the A rubber disc bottom 48 is provided with rabasket returns to normal position when crushed dially disposed spokes I9, of substantially rec- 5 or accidentally distorted during rough conditions tangular cross section, which are secured to the 5 of service. flat base of the bottom ring I 3, as also best shown A further object is to provide a basket of this in Figure 3. The bottom disc is provided with type in which the staves are substantially triacentral opening 20. angular in cross section and have their bases All of the rings, staves and spokes of the botpresented inwardly toward the axis of the basket tom are vulcanized at their points of contact to 10 to provide fiat yielding surfaces which will not provide a basket of a single unitary piece. Due crush fruits or vegetables or mar the skins of thin to the resiliency of the parts, the gasket will reskins of fruits or vegetables stored therein. turn to normal position when it is deformed by Afurther object is to provide a basket of this shocks and jars and by virtue of the inextensi- 16 type which will be formed of a few strong simple bility of the twisted fabric cores of the staves the and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to basket will be reinforced against bulging when manufacture, and which will not easily get out fruit or vegetables are stored therein. of order. Ihe rim ring [6 of the basket is reinforced With the above and other objects in View the through the medium of a wire ring 2| disposed 20 invention consists of certain novel details of concentrally in the rubber ring and to which are 20 struction and combinations of parts hereinafter attached Wire metal eyes 22. A bail 23 is attached fully described and claimed, it being understood to the eyes. The metal ring 2| prevents breaking that various modifications may be resorted to of the rim of the basket when carried from place within the scope of the appended claims without to place fully loaded.

25 departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of From the above description it is thought that 25' the advantages of the invention. the construction and operation of the invention In the accompanying drawing forming part of will be fully understood without further explanathis specification, tion.

I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rubber basket What is claimed is: constructed in accordance with the invention. 1. A rubber basket comprising rubber staves 30 Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the of triangular cross section arranged with their line 22 of' Figure l. bases facing inwardly toward the axis of the Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the rim of basket, rubber rings of similar cross section to the the basket taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. staves having their bases turned inwardly and Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the connected to the staves to hold the staves in prop- 35 staves of the basket showing the reinforcing erly spaced relation, means reinforcing the staves fibrous core thereof. axially against bulging, a metal wire disposed in Referring now to the drawing in which like the uppermost rubber ring to reinforce the uppercharacters of reference designate similar parts most rubber ring, and a bail secured to said wire 40 in the various views, the rubber basket comprisring. 40 mg the subject matter of this invention includes a 2. A rubber basket comprising rubber staves plurality of rubber staves l 0 of triangular formaof triangular formation in cross section arranged tion in cross section and arranged with their bases with their bases facing inwardly, twisted fabric I l facing inwardly toward the axis of the basket. strands disposed axially in the staves to reinforce The rubber material of which the staves are the staves against bulging, rubber spacing rings 45 formed is of su-flicient consistency to be resilient disposed transversely of the staves and connecting while at the same time is sufiiciently yielding to the staves together in proper spaced relation, prevent the bruising or marring of fruits, or said rings being of substantially triangular cross vegetables. Each stave is reinforced by a core section with their bases facing inwardly toward [2 of twisted fabric, best shown in Figure 4, exthe axis of the basket, a metal ring forming a 5 tending centrally through the stave. reinforcing core for the uppermost rubber ring,

The staves are held in proper spaced relation eyes carried by said metal ring, and a bail conby a bottom ring I3, two intermediate rings l4 nected to said eyes. and I5, and a rim ring l6. All of the rings are WALTER C. REYNOLDS. similar in cross section to the staves and are WILLIAM H. JORDAN. 55 

